Rupert Giles, Angel, Spike, Harmony Kendall, and Jenny Calendar. The 2000 Friends episode The One Where Chandler Can't Cry shows a brief scene from the fictional Buffay the Vampire Layer. Books In 2007, French author Chloé Delaume wrote the gamebook La nuit je suis Buffy Summers (published by Éditions è®e), which is only loosely associated to the Buffyverse, and stems from the alternate reality shown in the episode "Normal Again". The reader/player takes on the role of an unnamed amnesiac psychiatric hospital patient, who escapes from her cell, is confronted with supernatural surroundings, and is involved in a plot to raise the ghost of Nietzsche's Zarathustra in order to enslave humanity. The characters encountered during the adventure are avatars of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer television series characters. The author has claimed this is a work of fanfiction. The themes explored are those of the relative nature of reality, psychosis, and the morbid fascination for power of the French literary establishment. Podcasts There are a number of Buffy the Vampire Slayer fan podcasts that discuss and analyze the show, including: Buffering the Vampire Slayer (recognized as one of the top podcasts in production by Time and Esquire magazines), Still Pretty, Dusted, The Art of Slaying, Unspoiled!, Buffy Between the Lines, Potential Cast, The Buffy Rewatch, The Rewatcher, and Get Slayed. Canonical and legal issues Joss Whedon has implied that materials associated with him are considered "official" and "canon". 20th Century Fox also grants licenses for companies to produce official Buffy and Angel merchandise, these include books, comics, novels, toys and so on. Buffyverse fan films such as these are not licensed by Fox, and they are not closely associated with any of the crew from Buffy/Angel. References See also Parodies of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel Buffyverse Buffy The Vampire Slayer Buffy the Vampire Slayer